Calderón ([kaldeˈɾon]) is a Spanish occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.
Calderón may refer to:
Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematicianBernardo Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architectCleofé Calderón, Argentine botanistDiego de Landa Calderón, an early Bishop in the YucatánFelipe Calderón, President of MexicoFelipe G. Calderón, Filipino constitutionalistFrancisco García Calderón Landa, President of Peru in 1881Francisco García Calderón Rey, Peruvian writer and diplomat, representative at the Evian Conference in 1938Iñigo Calderón, Spanish footballer playing at Brighton & Hove AlbionIván Calderón (boxer), Puerto Rican boxerIván Calderón (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball playerJorge Calderón, long-time musical collaborator with Warren ZevonJosé Calderón (basketball), Spanish basketball playerJosé Luis Calderón, Argentine footballerJosé Luis Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architectJosé Manuel Calderón (musician), Dominican singer, songwriter and musicianJuan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of ColombiaMaría Calderón, Spanish actorMercedes Calderón, Cuban volleyball playerPaco Calderón, Mexican political cartoonistPaul Calderón, American actorPedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatistPhilip Hermogenes Calderon, British painter of Spanish originRafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, president of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994; son of the aboveRamón Calderón, former Real Madrid presidentRonald Calderon or Charles M. Calderon, brothers and concurrent California politiciansRuth Calderon Israeli scholar and politicianSerafín Estébanez Calderón, Spanish author (1799–1867)Sila María Calderón, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2000–2004)Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican rapper